Gluttonish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    gluttonous

    "People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make themselves sick while subsisting on an entirely fruit diet; hence, if discretion is needed in the use of the simplest articles of food, of course it cannot be dispensed with while indulging in other sorts."

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gluttonlygluttonous

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"People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make themselves sick while subsisting on an entirely fruit diet; hence, if discretion is needed in the use of the simplest articles of food, of course it cannot be dispensed with while indulging in other sorts."

Etymology

From Middle English glotenish, equivalent to glutton + -ish.

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